The Exile's Northern Soul Corner

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Northern Exile
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Here's the other "big" one from Ebony and my personal fave, you must listen to this (please) :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNuGjQHMo7o
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swittle
swittle
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Odd that Ebony never broke through - warm, sensitive interpretation.

By coincidence, I found this tune, by an artist unknown to me before.

Bobby Paris - I Walked Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw5o7K5zgjE
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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The other thing I've been listening to lately is a good amount of CalSoul, any Mayer Hawthorne fans out there? I'm sure there are :-) Here's a remake he made of Chromeo's "When the Night Falls" and I think it's outstanding ..... give it a try :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2VSI5PEa2w
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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Ah Steve, Bobby Paris. Blue-Eyed soul at it's best :-)

He actually had two or three that made it big on the northern scene, the others that come to mind are Pers-on-ally and Nightowl, you can imagine that last one being big I guess (it was) :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4VdadoF_Fw
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Northern Exile
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One of the tracks that Ebony covered was Yvonne Elliman's "Hello Stranger", I'm afraid it's nowhere as good as Yvonne's version though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYunSNgT9pA
swittle
swittle
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The Mayer Hawthorne track starts out like a Steely Dan intro but soul soon supersedes jazz. Very cool. :)

Thanks for the Bobby Paris tune. Full range of vocal skills in play.

Yvonne Elliman worked with Eric Clapton, e.g. the 461 Ocean Boulevard album, and had a huge hit with The Gibbs Brother's 'If I Can't Have You', which I think is a belting track.
Love the nod back to doo wop in the chorus of 'Hello Stranger'. :)
Northern Exile
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From what I've read that bit of Steely Dan plagarism was acknowledged.

I wondered if anyone would make the Yvonne Elliman/Saturday Night Fever connection. You're too smart by far S. :-)
Derby Tup
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Not seen SNF for years. Wouldn’t mind watching it again soon
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swittle
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The short explanation is that both 'Saturday Night Fever' and Clapton's post-addiction album are milestones in the course of my earlier years. Let me assure I was at at least one remove from both disco lizard and recovering junkie! :-o

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I thought I might indulge of my "other" passion for your entertainment :-)

Feel free to post, but please do try and keep it soulful. No funk or ska please! I maintain an off-line list of all the tracks posted, if you would like a copy please feel free to fmail me.

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